Nigeria’s
former President Goodluck Jonathan, President Muhammadu Buhari, the
Chairman, Board of Directors, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Tony
Elumelu and 97 others have been named among the “100 most influential
Africans of 2015.”
The list published by pan African magazine, “New African” presented Africa’s definitive power list and profiled the continent’s top game changers in eight different fields: politics (22); public office (4); arts and culture (21);business (21); civil society (11); technology(9); media (7); and sports (5).
Goodluck Jonathan made the list for the significant role he played in Nigeria’s 2015 elections which saw the first successful transfer of power from a ruling government to an opposition party in Nigeria. Goodluck Jonathan’s humility in defeat ensured that Nigeria avoided a post-election crisis.
Other Nigerians recognized included:
the UN Special Advisor on Post Development Planning, Amina Mohammed, AfDB’s new President Akinwumi Adesina, and Nigerian Diasporan, UK MP and Labour Party leadership hopeful, Chuka Umunna as well as Arumah Oteh, who is World Bank Vice President and Treasurer.
Akinwumi Adesina is Nigeria’s former Minister of Agricultural where he led a drive to curb corruption of the fertilizer distribution scheme and significant improvement in agricultural production that led to a sharp drop in food imports.
Amina Mohammed is Nigeria’s current Minister of Environment. She was Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning at the United Nations where she contributed to the shaping of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development across three years of complex negotiations and the most inclusive consultation process in the history of the United Nations, her vision and voice helping to bring people together, enlist new partners to the cause and reach global consensus on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Chuka Umunna was recognized for the significant positive recognition he has brought Nigerians in the UK while Oteh was recognised for her elevation to one of the most significant positions at the World Bank.
Akinwumi Adesina is Nigeria’s former Minister of Agricultural where he led a drive to curb corruption of the fertilizer distribution scheme and significant improvement in agricultural production that led to a sharp drop in food imports.
Amina Mohammed is Nigeria’s current Minister of Environment. She was Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning at the United Nations where she contributed to the shaping of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development across three years of complex negotiations and the most inclusive consultation process in the history of the United Nations, her vision and voice helping to bring people together, enlist new partners to the cause and reach global consensus on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Chuka Umunna was recognized for the significant positive recognition he has brought Nigerians in the UK while Oteh was recognised for her elevation to one of the most significant positions at the World Bank.
Group Publisher, of the New African, Omar Ben Yedder, said “the
list of “100 Most Influential Africans” celebrates the “men, women and
organisations that have shaped our beloved continent, the trail blazers,
influencers and the rising stars who are redefining Africa’s future in
the various spheres in which they operate.”
Source: The Breaking Times News
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